Screenpipe is an open-source AI memory tool that continuously captures screen activity and audio, then lets you search everything you’ve seen, heard, or done using natural language.
Unlike Microsoft Recall, Rewind, or Limitless, data is stored locally and the project is fully open source. It also integrates with MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT.
The privacy trade-off is interesting: even though data stays on-device, the software still records nearly everything happening on your computer.
Would you run a tool that remembers everything you do if the data never left your device?
Github: https://github.com/screenpipe/screenpipe
More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=screenpipe
More privacy-friendly tools: https://digitalescapetools.com/
The risk seems high relative to the payoff.
I rarely find myself in a situation where I don’t know where my stuff is, or what I’ve heard/seen. Recording everything for the occasional situation seems like a massive gift to attackers, with basically no upside.
Not only that, it would depress the everliving shit out of me to see everything I’ve done. I need to give myself the benefit of the doubt.
With a 100% guarantee of security, maybe??? But that is an illusion.
